if your build is 3 month stasrt to finish timber frame is worth the premium if not your wasting the double cost of a timber frame over a standard build.
that wasted cash can buy a lot of 2nd fix items.
you need to lift a lid and see what size pipe it is. Highly unlikely you will be allowed to build over. They would insist on a divert if thats even possible.
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be very very careful
Is it bare soil or stoned already ?
DPM membrane ?
normal practice is 100mm hardcore whacked, sand blinded, DPM lapped up to house DPC, insulation min 150, screed 75mm
you dont need sign offs to get paid.
When the QS visits, he will check the progress on elements. for example if the walls are half done you can claim half the QS cost. 3 out of 5 windows in same etc etc
They wont pay for any materials on site that are not built in.
Found them very reasonable. Go through your QS and mark it up showing % completion of the elements and email it them before the visit.
150 cav is much easier to source batts for and is also the minimum cavity to meet new build spec when using batts. just because your extension doesnt have to meet new build regs, i'd still not want a poorer standard.
no need for any internal insulation then.
good luck ever getting close to having a builder complete that. You need a rocket scientist ! You have 6 different types of membranes in that 'detail'
Have to keep it much simpler to stand a chance of getting it done correctly.
dont be silly. its a bodge, marmox are designed to eliminate this cold bridge.
Nothing stopping using blocks as every house has done for years it will save a few pennies but its wrong and is still a cold bridge.